Amusement device.



A. A. BRENGEL.

AMUSEMENT DEVICE.

AEBLIUATION FILED m. 21, 1910.

Patented Oct. 25, 1 910.

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WITNESSES ATTORNE VS nn fri 'n STATES P gENT OFFICE.

ANDREW A. BRENGEIJ, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

AMUSEMENT DEVIQE.

Jersey City. county of Hudson, and State of New Jersey, have invented acertain new and useful Amusement Device, of which the iiollownig is aspecification.

lhis invention is an amusement device of that type known as a see-saw,though certain features ot-the invention are adapted for purposes otherthan that of a see-saw,

The features of novelty embodied in the device include, among-otherthings.- a novel form of pedestal or stand adapted to be readily foldedinto a closed position when not in use and to be locked, when desired.into an operative position; a novel. form of bearing for theteeter-board, and a member secured to the teeter-board and cooperatingwith said bearing whereby the ,teeterboard may oscillate upon thebearing without displacement.

The pedestal. or stand is composed of two members. substantiallysemi-circular in shape, and pivoted whereby"thcy may be positionedwithin the same plane, which is their inoperative position, or. swunginto planes at right angles to each other, which is their operative orsupporting position. The upper one of said members is provided withsuitable means, preferably-iii the form of latches, whereby said membersmay be readily locked or unlocked.

The teeter-board l'i'ear-ing preferably con .irises a channeled memberhaving depend ing-flanges which embrace the upper'of the two pedestalmembers, means for fixedly curing it to said pedestal member, and a.pintle support-in either end thereof ada at ed to receive the 'piiitlesforming a part 0 the teeter-board .member.

Other features of the invention not hereinbefore specifically referredto will be ap-.

parent froi'n the detailed description of the invention and the sub]oined clalms.

In the accompanying drawings I. have illustrated oiiepracticalembodiment of the invention, but the construction shown therein is to beunderstood as illustrative, only,

device constructed in .accordancewith my Specification of LettersPatent.

: through the bearing on the line and not asdefininglhe limits of theinveii- Patented Oct. 25, 191 0.

Application filed January 21, 1910. Serial No. 539,377.

invention, a part of the teeter-board being broken away to illustrate amember of the pedestal or stand which lies directly below saidteeter-board. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, with parts broken away and insection, for the purpose of illustrating the bearing for theteeter-board, said teeter-board being shown in a tilted position bydotted lines. Fig. 3 is an elevation at right angles to Fig. 2 showingan end portion of the teeterboard, the pedestal or stand being folded sothat one member w'ill'lie within the other member, and the t8t1l)0211(lbeing in a position to be dismounted from the pedestal or stand. p ingthe latch plate and the latches removed fI'OIHl'llG pedestal or stand.Fig. 5 is an inverted or bottom plan View of a part of theteeter-board,illustratingthe plate having the pintles whereby saidteeter-board may be mounted in the bearing on the pedestal forrockingmovement with respect thereto. Fig. ti is a. plan view of the bearing onan enlarged scale as.coinpared with Figs. 1, 2 and Fig. 7 is a crosssection l-7 of Fig. i

The pedestal or stand comprises two mom Fig. at is'a perspective viewshowbers, A, A, substantially semi-circular in form, as shown in Figs. 2and 3, and connected pivotally by a vertical bolt, B, whereby saidmeinbersmay be adjusted to occupy operative positions at right angles toeach other, as in Figs. 1 and 2, or said members maybe adjusted in thesame plane so as to lie one within the other, as shown in Fig. 3.

'Ea-eh member of the pedestal may be composed of wood, metal or anyother materialsuitable for the purpose, but in one practical embodimentof the invention, the member is; composed of a wooden piece which issteamed and bent, to the required shape. Member, A, is somewhat smallerthan member, A, so as to occupy a position below member, A, the twomembers being. CO1- 'centrically positioned one within'the other whenthey are folded to lie in the same plane, as in'Fig. 3, whereby thepedestal or stand is adapted to occupyvery little space,

which 'is desirable forstorage and transp'oritation purposes.'Themembers composin the pedestal are provided Withf-verti'ciil. b0holes in the crown portionsthereof, and: Y

gether.

when the hole of one member is in register with that of the othermember, bolt, B, may be passed through said holes for the purpose ofconnecting the members pivotally to- The members do not contact witheach other at their point of intersection, but between said members is.interposed a plate, a, of a latch supporting casting, C, shown moreparticularly in Fig. 4t, the position of' said plate, 0, of the latchcasting being shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The latch casting consists ofplate, a, and upstanding flanges, c, said plate and the flanges beingcast in a single piece. Plate, 0, is provided with a central aperture,Whereas flanges, are provided with screw holes, 0 near their upperedges. Atthe lower edges of flanges, w, are provided stop lugs, c, andon the outer faces of said flanges are the bearing lugs, c said stoplugs and bearing lugs being cast in one piece with plate, c, andflanges,

.ln assembling the parts composing the pedestal or stand, the latchcasting is fitted to the under face of member, A, at the highest pointof its curve, so that plate, 0, will lie beneath the piece composingmemher, A,'-, whereby the aperture, 0 of plate, a, is in register withthe bolt hole of member, A. Screws, 0, are passed through the openings,c of flanges, c, soas to be embedded 111 the materlal of member, A, thusfirmly secairing the latch casting to said member,

AC: After the latch casting shall have been applied to member, A, thecomplemental member, A, is fitted below plate, a, of the latch castingfor the bolt hole of said member, A, to register with opening, 0 and thebolt hole in member, 'A, thus permitting bolt; B, to pass through thebolt holes in v -n'1'en'1bers, A, A, and opening, 0?, of the latchcasting.

I), I) designate latches which are loosely I supportedin .bearing lugs,0 whereby the v latches are positionedat the respective sides of member,A, and said latches are adapted for engagen'ientwith the othermember, A,

shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Each latch consists of a small piece of metalhaving the form of a yoke and loosely fitted in an opening of onebearing lug, 0', whereby the latch is -adapted'to turn in the lug sothat itmay be lifted from'engagcment with member, A,

or it may be-dropped or adjusted into engagement with said member, A.

E designates a bearing, and F the teeterboard.

The bearing is cast in a single piece,

"and in the form'shownmore particularly in Pigs. (S and 7.

Said bearing comprises a base plate, 7', which is provided withdepending flanges, f,'and with upstanding flanges, /.'2

cross section, as shown in Figs. 2 and 7, thus iuhling to lhe strengthamlrigidity of the Said plate of the casting is channeled incasting, andsecuring lightness in weight. The casting is provided at its endportions with upstanding jaws, and each jaw is provided with a verticalrecess, g, which recess is curved 'incross section, and the bottom, 9 ofwhich recess constitutes a shoulder adapted to receive the-pi'ntles onthe teeter-board presently described.

Plate, f, of the bearing'is fitted to the top edge of member, A, so thatthe flanges, 7.

of said plate will embrace the side edges of said member, A. The bearingis provided with an opening, h, which is square in shape, and thisopening registers with the bolt opening in member, A, whereby the headedend of bolt, B, passes through said opening, h. The bolt is providedjust'be- .low its head with a square shoulder, h, adapted to fill theopening, h, and to preclude the bolt from turning in the members,

or in latch plate, a, or in bearing plate, f.

The head of the bolt occupies the space between the upstanding flanges,f, of the bearing, and thus the bolt is compactly po-' sitioned Withinthe hearing so that its head .is concealed and protected by saidflanges, f

Plate, f, of the bearing is secured firmly in position on the member, A,by screws, i,.

which pass through openings inthe plate and are embedded in the materialof member, A. It will be seen that flanges, f, of the bearing embracemember, A, that said bearing is fastened to the member by screws, 2',and that bolt, B, passes through the hearing, whereby said bearing isattached by secure means and in a substantial manner to the member, A,of the pedestal.

The teeter-board, F, may be composed of wood or any other materialsuitable for the purpose. Said teeter-board is provided with a member inthe form of a plate, H,

arranged transversely-on the underside ofsaid board, at the middleportion thereof. Said'plate isv provided on itsunder side with flange,j, and with bosses, j, and in these bosses are secured the screws orbolts,

J,. whereby plate, H, is attached tothe.

teeter-board'in a substantialmanner. The length of the, plate slightlyexceeds the portions said plate is provided vwithpintles, H, the latterbeing integral with the plate. tion, or substantially so, and theextreme end, /t 'of said pintle is half round. The

pintles areada ')ted to occupy the vertical recesses, g, in jaws, g,atthe ends of bearing, E, and the half round end portions (it saidpintles tit in, or engage snugly with the. shouh ders, of the hearing,The pnttlcs are free to turn or roe: within the recesses and.

upon the shoulders 01 the hearing so that the teeter-board willoscillate freely, but at the same time, the teeter boaud is pre- Eachpintlc is circular in cross sec-- width .of the teeter-board, and at itsend: 1

eluded from displacement in either a downward direction or in ahorizontal plane, for

in the direction of the width thereof. At

=. and quickly lifted out of the recesses in bearing, E, thus allowingthe teeter-board to be-quicklydisconnected from the bearing the reasonthat the recesses, g, preclude displacement of the teeter-boayd and thepintles in the direction of the length of said teeter-board, whereas thejaws; g, operate to prevent displacement of'the teeterboard the sametime, the teeter-board, the plate and the pintles of said plate may beeasily when itis desired to store or transport the amusement device, orsaid teeter-board may be uickly placed in position by simply introducing the pintles into the recessed j aws of the bearing.

1 atright imgles to each other, and latches,

D, D, at! adjusted into engagement with member, A, whereby the membersare locked firml .in their operative positions, said mem ers form ng apedestal having four legs. The teeter-board is placed in position forpintles, H,-to enter recesses, g, of the jaws, and to restuponshoulders, thus pivotall-y supporting the teeter-board in arin E, sothat the teeter-board is free to os ci late in a vertical plane, but itcannot 'ders,

become displaced accidentally in either a vertical direction ora'"horizontal direction.

It is manifest that the pintles, II, will be retained in positionbyjaws, g, of bearing E, in a manner to preclude movement .of'theteeter-board in the direction of its length or of its width, the weightof the teeter-board keeping pintles,H, in therecesses of shoulbut theteeter-board may be lifted out o? H, from jaws, q, of said bearing, thusmaking provision or quickly dismounting the teeter-boardand for placingit in an opera.- tive position upon the pedestal.

The parts composing my amusement device are' simple in construction,economical to manufacture quick of assemblage, durable, and reliable inuse. The pattern for each castin is so designed that the resultingcastin will be st-r0ng,and the pattern provides or easy molding in thesand. lVhile latch casting, and bearing, E, are shown as separatecastings, they may, obviously, be

I integral.

' It is to be observed that each latch is, preferabl a single-bent rodfitted-loosely in ug, o, o the latch plate. When the latches the bearingby withdrawing pintles,

engage with member, A, to lock the latter in operative posit-ionrelative to member, A, said latches engage with lugs, 0 to precludemovement tion.

Having thus. fully described the inyention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an amusen'ient device, a pedestal comprising two members pivotallyconnected together for movement on a vertical axis, means on one of saidmembers for locking the two members in an. operative position, a

- bearing on oneof said members for supporting a teeter-board, and ateeter-[nerd harlng members cooperating with said bearing whereby saidboard is supported -'r'or oscillation. a

of the latches in one direc-- 2. In an amusement device, a pedestalcomprising two members pivotally connected together and adaptedto bepositioned in planes at right angles to each other or to be folded intothe same plane, means for locking said pedestal members in said positionat right angles to each other, a bearingsecured to one of the pedestalmembers and provided with curved recesses for receiving a pintle, ateeter-board provided with a member having two pintles,'one or saidpintles beingpositioned in one of said recesses and the other pintlebeing positioned,withlnthe other of said recesses, whereby theteeter-board is adapted for oscillation.

3. In an amusement device, a pedestal comprising two members adapted tobe pivotally securedtogether, a bearing secured to one of said membersby means of a bolt, which bolt also secures saidpedestalmembers,pivotally together, and a teeter-board supported foroscillation on said bearing.

4. In an amusementdevice, a pedestal comprising two members adapted .tobe positioned in the same plane or in planes at,

right angles' to each other, means for locking said members in planesat,.rigl1t angles to each othcr,a bearing comprising a channeled memberhaving depending flangeswhich embrace one of the pedestal members andhaving at either end a semi-cylindrical .dep1'essio11.for receiving apintle, and a teeter-board provided with two pintl'e's' adapted to beseated within said semi cylindrica-l depresslons for oscillatorymovement.

' 5. In an amusement device, a pedestal compr1s1 ng .two members adaptedto be piv otally connected together so that said members maybe foldedinto a single plane or positioned in planes atright angles to eachother, a bearing secured to one of said members by a bolt which alsoforms a pivotal connection between the members, and additional means forfurther securing said bearing' to thepedestal member.

In an amusement device, a pedestal comprising two members adapted to bepivotally connected together so that said members may be folded into asingle plane or 3 positioned in planes at right angles to each other,and means for locking thcinm planes at right angles to each other,comprising a device secured to one of said members and having pivotedlatches adapted to embrace the other pedestal member, and a'bearingcared to one of said members and adapted to directly support ateeter-board in a position to be oscillated.

'7. In an amusement device, a pedestal, a bearingsecured thereto, saidbearing com prising a longitudinal plate providedat its respective endswith jaws, said jaws having on the inner opposing faces thereof recessessemi-circular in cross section, each recess being closed by an outerwall and the bottom of each recess terminating in a shoalder,"a'

teeter-board, and -a plate attached to theteeter-board provided withpintles having curved end portions adapted to be fitted in saidsemi-circular recesses and to be seated upon the shoulders at thebottoms of said re esses, whereby 'the teeter-board may be. oscillatedand precluded from edgewise displacement on the pedestal. I

,8, In an anmsemcnt device, a pedestal comprising twomem'bers, abearing. of chair neled cross section, m. a1ns .on said bearing"t'oi-"detachably supporting a pintle on a teeter-board, and a bolthaving its head positionedwithin' the channel of the bearing and servingtoi'asten said bearing to one of the pedestal members, and, also, topiv'otally secure said pedestal 'inembers together.

9/111. an amusement..device, a' pedestal or stand. a bearing providedwith depending side flanges and with upstanding flanges, said dependingflanges embracing the pedestal and said bearing being provided, also,with jaws having a recess on the inner .face, such recess terminating inaslioulder at the bottom 'of said recess, teeter-board,ia1id amember'fixed tosaid teeter-board, said mem her beijngprovided'iwithpintl es which are fitted in the recesses and restnpon theshoulders, whereby the weight. of the teeter-board r imposed upon thebearing and-theteeterboard is precluded from edgewise' displacemariasaid bearing. v

10. In anannisement device, a pedestal or stand comprising two members,a pivotal bolt connecting" said inembers,a latch plate intermediate themembers and secured .to one of them, latches l'mng in said plate andadapted for engagement with one of the; members for lockingthc twomembers in porting member.

their operative positions, a bearing on one of said members, and ateeter-board mounted in said bearing for oscillationwithrelation theretoand to the pedestal or stand.

11. In an amusement device, the combination with a tee'ter board, amember on said teeter-board having a pintle on each end thereof, bosseson the body thereof between said pint'lcs and fastened by said bossestransversely on said teeter-board with said pintles extending beyondthe, edges of the same, of a supporting member having two oppositeverticalside walls and a longitudinal plate, flanges extendingdownwardly therei'rmn, and a recess in the inner f, ,e of each of saidside ails, said bottom member and downwardly extending flangespositioncd to aid in securing said. supporting member to an upholdingstructure, said recesses arranged to be engaged by said'pintles andafford facility for balancing saidteeterboard, and means for upholdingsaid snps 12. In. an amusement device, the combination with ateeter-board, a member on'said teeter-board havinp a pintle on each endthereof, bosses (in the body thereof between said 'pintles. bolts.passing tl irough said teetcrsboardand into said heads whereb saidmember fastenedtransversely on the middle of said teeter-bmird with thesaid pintlcs' extemling beyond the opposite dges thereof, ot'asupporting member having two opposite vertical sidewalls, and a curvedlongitudinal plate, flanges extending downwardly therefrom, and arecessin the inner face of each of said side walls opposite to each other,said curved plate and-flanges ;po-

'sitioned' to aid in securing said supporting member to an upholdingstructure, and said recesses 1n sald side walls POSltlOllQd' forengagementwith said .pintles whereby the 13. Inan amusement device. apedestal comprising 'two semi-circular adapted to fold one Within the.other, .ofa substantially u-shaped latch plate having depending flangesand latches, and a'bolt and nut holding the several ,parts together,

substantially as shown and described.

.l n testimony whereof I have signednny name to this specification .inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

members teeter-board may be balanced, and means for upholding saidsupport;

